Don’t Freak Out: It’s Just a Drill

Tomorrow morning between 7:30 and 8:30, or, as we know it the heart of rush hour, WMATA will be conducting a terrorism drill in a crowded Metro station. So, don’t freak out if you see the bomb squad or a series of K-9 officers in your Metro station tomorrow morning.

Now, I understand it’s not really a good drill if you announce all the particulars ahead of time, but is needlessly burdening an already overburdened system in the name of preparedness a good idea? Why can’t you do this sort of drill at 10am instead of right in the middle of rush? Is rush hour a real necessity here?

I live and work in the District of Columbia. I write at We Love DC, a blog I helped start, I work at Technolutionary, a company I helped start, and I’m happy doing both. I enjoy watching baseball, cooking, and gardening. I grow a mean pepper, keep a clean scorebook, and wash the dishes when I’m done. Read Why I Love DC.

Thanks Crystal! Doesn’t it drive you nuts when they make those annoying announcements warning us not to run or jump or play on the escalators, and you look around and there’s clearly nobody likely to do that, at least not on the Orange line during rush hour? And those piercing chimes! I cringe every time I hear them. There’s no place on the platform to escape them. Guess I gotta wear earbuds like everyone else.

I’m with Jordan. It’s easy for me to say since I won’t be on Metro tomorrow morning at rush hour, but I think I’d prefer them to practice at the time of day (and with the crowd levels) that a terrorist would be more likely to attack in the unlikely event it would ever happen. It’s going to be a lot harder to move around 3,000 scared people at 8 a.m. than 30 of them at 10 a.m. and I think it’s better to be prepared.

Hey Crystal, would love to meet but my son’s got a basketball game this afternoon. Maybe another time? ps I made it to work without having to participate in any terrorism drill this morning. Dodged the bullet!

Tom Bridge

I live and work in the District of Columbia. I write at We Love DC, a blog I helped start, I work at Technolutionary, a company I helped start, and I'm happy doing both. I enjoy watching baseball, cooking, and gardening. I grow a mean pepper, keep a clean scorebook, and wash the dishes when I'm done. Read Why I Love DC.

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